Senator launches investigation into Virginia students' coerced abortions

U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy is demanding answers regarding allegations against a Virginia school district regarding the coerced abortions of two teenage students.

Key Takeaways:

• Senator Bill Cassidy sent a letter to Fairfax County Superintendent Michelle Reid demanding answers to questions regarding allegations that a school social worker and principal forced one student to have an abortion and attempted to force another.

• The alleged abortion and attempted abortion took place in 2021.

• One student, who was five months pregnant, fled the abortion business after being told she "had no other choice" than to have an abortion against her will.

• The girls' parents were not informed of the abortions, in violation of Virginia state law.

• The school is alleged to have used taxpayer dollars to illegally pay for the abortions.

The Details:

On September 22, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, demanded answers from Fairfax County's Centreville High School, which has allegedly coerced students into abortions. One of the students ran from the abortion facility and escaped the abortion. Cassidy said taxpayer dollars may have been used to pay for abortions, which he called "a clear violation of federal law."

"I am writing to request information regarding the stunning allegations that school officials at Fairfax County's Centreville High School arranged and paid for abortions for a minor student and attempted to do the same for another student, all without parental consent," wrote Cassidy in a letter to Fairfax County Superintendent Michelle Reid. "... If these reports are true, they represent a betrayal of Fairfax County parents and families and warrant comprehensive oversight by the HELP Committee to determine how this could have occurred and who must be held accountable."